Geneva Conventions Geneva Conventions The First Geneva Convention is one of several Geneva Conventions. It is more formally known as the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field, 1864. It covered the treatment of battlefield casualties and was adopted in 1864 as part of the establishment of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. ...more on Wikipedia about "First Geneva Convention"
The Fourth Geneva Convention (or GCIV) relates to the protection of civilians during times of war "in the hands" of an enemy and under any occupation by a foreign power. This should not be confused with the better known Third Geneva Convention, which deals with the treatment of prisoners of war. The convention was published on August 12, 1949, at the end of a conference held in Geneva from April 21 to August 12, 1949. The convention entered into force on October 21, 1950. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fourth Geneva Convention"
The Geneva Conventions consist of four treaties formulated in Geneva, Switzerland that set the standards for international law for humanitarian concerns. The conventions were the results of efforts by Henri Dunant, who was motivated by the horrors of war he witnessed at the Battle of Solferino. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geneva Conventions"
Protocol I: Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Protocol I"
Protocol II: Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Protocol II"
The Red Crystal is the new politically and religiously neutral emblem approved by the states party to the Geneva Conventions. This emblem clears a hurdle for the Israeli humanitarian society, the Magen David Adom, to join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The treaty known as Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem (Protocol III) was adopted on 8 December 2005 and authorizes the use of the Red Crystal by national societies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Red Crystal (symbol)"
The Geneva convention signed during the 26- 29 October 1863 signed the following treaty. The treaty concerns conduct during war. ...more on Wikipedia about "Resolutions of the Geneva International Conference"
The Second Geneva Convention of 1906 extended the principles from the First Geneva Convention of 1864 on the treatment of battlefield casualties, to apply also to war at sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Second Geneva Convention"
The Third Geneva Convention (or GCIII) primarily regarded the treatment of prisoners of war (POWs), and also touched on other topics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Third Geneva Convention"
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